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Led ZeppelinHouses Of The Holy

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Hard Rock, Blues Rock

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Tracklist

The Song Remains The Same5:24
The Rain Song6:32
Over The Hills And Far Away4:06
The Crunge3:52
Dancing Days3:40
D'yer Mak'er4:18
No Quarter6:52
The Ocean4:16

Credits (15)

Notes

Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album and was released by Atlantic Records on March 26, 1973.

The album benefited from two band members installing studios at home, which allowed them to develop more sophisticated songs and arrangements and expand their musical style. Several songs subsequently became fixtures in the group's live set, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter". Other material recorded at the sessions, including the title track, was shelved and released on the later albums Physical Graffiti and Coda. All instruments and vocals were provided by the band members Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums). The album was produced by Jimmy Page, and it was mixed by Eddie Kramer.

The cover was the first by the band to be designed by Hipgnosis and was based on a photograph taken at Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

Although critical response was mixed, Houses of the Holy became a commercial success later receiving a Diamond (over 10-million albums sold)[4] certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999. In 2020, the album was ranked at number 278 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The LP cover was staged & photographed at the Irish Giant's Causeway. The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills.

Singles from this release:
Over The Hills And Far Away
D'yer Mak'er
The Ocean (Europe only)

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